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the big question is, will president assad stay and fight? will he seek asylum? >>jonathan: the turks and russians, they are saying they are working on what they call "new ideas to bring an end to the ongoing 20--month-old civil war." they have nut given any ideas or details what those ideas might be but it will revolve around whether president assad has decided he going to live and die in syria and die most likely at the hands of the rebels or whether he can be persuaded to say asylum but that has the u.n. secretary-general having misgivings giving a man who has murdered 40,000 of his own people to give him retirement in a safe and friendly country. >> the united nations must not allow any impunity after gross violation of human rights. he must be held accountable and brought to justice>>jonathan: tf the argument is that any kind of solution that would persuade assad to stand down and end the slaughter of all of those syrian civilians might, actually, be worth considering. >>trace: what do we know of the reports that rebels are trying to get their act together i
the big question is, will president assad stay and fight? will he seek asylum? >>jonathan: the turks and russians, they are saying they are working on what they call "new ideas to bring an end to the ongoing 20--month-old civil war." they have nut given any ideas or details what those ideas might be but it will revolve around whether president assad has decided he going to live and die in syria and die most likely at the hands of the rebels or whether he can be persuaded to say...
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they are bound and determined to keep assad in power. and we are conducting negotiations to try to get a coup to throw the guy out. >> yeah. fortunately with did see a u.n. resolution with russian support but the russians and the united states, some areas of disagreement. everybody agreed we need a peace plan in place going forward, 18 months i think they're saying. it is a good sign we at least got everybody to unanimously agrew to a resolution. a better start than we could have hoped for giving conflicting interests. >> could that stem the refugee crisis? >> it's going to take a while. secretary kerry says this is not a guild path about what you need to have happen. the refugees are probably the hardest part of the situation, millions of people displaced in internally and externally. hundreds of thousands killed and that's going to be a tough situation to fix immediately, but all these things need to happen. a peace plan needs to be in place in order for going to ever see a better outcome for the future of syria. >> thank you. >>> well
they are bound and determined to keep assad in power. and we are conducting negotiations to try to get a coup to throw the guy out. >> yeah. fortunately with did see a u.n. resolution with russian support but the russians and the united states, some areas of disagreement. everybody agreed we need a peace plan in place going forward, 18 months i think they're saying. it is a good sign we at least got everybody to unanimously agrew to a resolution. a better start than we could have hoped...
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>>trace: we worry about bashar al-assad leafing but now it appears bashar al-assad is the greater of all evils. thank you, sir. >> if defense contractors send out thousands of letters saying they will have to cut jobs it will not look good for the obama administration so the white house trying to prevent the letters from going out. republicans are up in arms. what it has to do with the so-called "fiscal cliff" is next. three weeks after the murders of the united states ambassador and three other americans, the f.b.i. makes a quick visit to the scene of the crime. the latest on that investigation. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...bone is for a clean,o go wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly p
>>trace: we worry about bashar al-assad leafing but now it appears bashar al-assad is the greater of all evils. thank you, sir. >> if defense contractors send out thousands of letters saying they will have to cut jobs it will not look good for the obama administration so the white house trying to prevent the letters from going out. republicans are up in arms. what it has to do with the so-called "fiscal cliff" is next. three weeks after the murders of the united states...
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is not on the side of president assad and is on the side of the rebels, and will not tolerate assad's regime. >> all right, that sounds like an intervention on the side of the rebels, if not u.s. troops on the ground. amir terry, thank you very much for being here. >> it is interventionlike for the time being. >> thanks. >>> when we come back, new outrage over the reach of the nsa's surveillance program here at home. but just how worried should we be? so then the little tiny chipmunks go all the way up... ♪ [ female announcer ] when your swapportunity comes, take it. ♪ what? what? what? [ female announcer ] yoplait. it is so good. do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press the red button on top. ♪ how did he not see that coming? what's in your wallet? getti
is not on the side of president assad and is on the side of the rebels, and will not tolerate assad's regime. >> all right, that sounds like an intervention on the side of the rebels, if not u.s. troops on the ground. amir terry, thank you very much for being here. >> it is interventionlike for the time being. >> thanks. >>> when we come back, new outrage over the reach of the nsa's surveillance program here at home. but just how worried should we be? so then the...
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there are pro assad people in damascus cheering for the assad rep regime. we heard from arab media that the strikes carried out on the chemical facilities and production plants and pentagon, that people are staying this was ineffective and limited strike. two of these strike locations are places that the israelis had struck in the past. and we are hearing from arab tv in the region that it was a limited strike and they are not doing much in the way of damage to the capabilities of the assad regime or even for the assad regime to carry out the war against the rebel and opposition forces in syria. what type of impact this has in terms of the willingness of the assad regime in the future is debated. the u.s. carried out 59 tomahawk missiles fired a year ago and that struck ought assad aircraft and capability. those analyst believe are more effective and limiting the assad regime to carry out strikes. the pentagon going after the production facilities. whether or not, kelly, whether it will limb his ability to carry out chemical strikes is it a question. that i
there are pro assad people in damascus cheering for the assad rep regime. we heard from arab media that the strikes carried out on the chemical facilities and production plants and pentagon, that people are staying this was ineffective and limited strike. two of these strike locations are places that the israelis had struck in the past. and we are hearing from arab tv in the region that it was a limited strike and they are not doing much in the way of damage to the capabilities of the assad...
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>> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to negotiate with iran over the nuclear weapons program. i know if we were to get involved in the conflict against sa assad there would be no way the iranians would negotiate. >> what can the administration do? >> i don't think there's much they can do as long as they are not willing to take on russia and iran. the reset button has worked out well as we can see here. the administration is hosted by fat tar. >> good to see you. seems our fighting with continue with assad in place. >>> eric, thanks. there are growing concerns the deadly flu outbreak is sweepi
>> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to...
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officials said been communicating with syria's bashar al-assad regime for years. the obama administration attempting to get bashar al-assad to step down, trying to find cracks in his regime and offering incentives for leaders to abandon him. u.s. officials described communicating with syria as sporadic, officials spoke directly to one another and editors send messages through intermediaries which is russia and iran. fox news is learning the secret contacts might have hampered the efforts to get bashar al-assad out and detracted from the fight against isis. lea: hillary clinton turning donald trump's talks to her advantage with the use of a vulgarity about her loss to president obama in 2008. the new york times writing mrs. clinton's age could barely believe their good fortune, he gave the new fighter to galvanize women behind her candidacy and they use it. gop strategist and president of consulting and harlem hill, democratic strategist and political consultant, you agree this helps hillary clinton. >> it does help hillary because she can bring up the war on women
officials said been communicating with syria's bashar al-assad regime for years. the obama administration attempting to get bashar al-assad to step down, trying to find cracks in his regime and offering incentives for leaders to abandon him. u.s. officials described communicating with syria as sporadic, officials spoke directly to one another and editors send messages through intermediaries which is russia and iran. fox news is learning the secret contacts might have hampered the efforts to get...
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if we don't take down assad, it's a victory for him. syria is a war for iran, something the administration will not admit and if we take out assad, we're empowering al-qaeda, the muslim brotherhood. >> double, jonathan, that the assad regime used chemical weapons? >> i do not. it's very hard to tell what's going on. to go inside the actual area that was shelled. >> just to be clear, you do not believe the assad regime used chemical weapons. what do you think happened? >> it could be very likely more islamists portions of the rebellion is using these. >> a false operation designed to bring the united states in the battle against assad? >> exactly. because on a strategic and tactical level, i do not understand why the assad regime would use chemical weapons, especially now considering they're winning this conflict. they've taken back a lot of the strategic parts of the nation. there's no need to use these banned weapons. they can win by using conventional weapons. >> you would think that after the last ten year, all of us would have respe
if we don't take down assad, it's a victory for him. syria is a war for iran, something the administration will not admit and if we take out assad, we're empowering al-qaeda, the muslim brotherhood. >> double, jonathan, that the assad regime used chemical weapons? >> i do not. it's very hard to tell what's going on. to go inside the actual area that was shelled. >> just to be clear, you do not believe the assad regime used chemical weapons. what do you think happened? >>...
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as for syria, a senior official here told us that assad's command systems would be at risk if he restricts the u.s. from going after isis in this country, a clear sign a bigger showdown may be coming. >>> now let's turn to senior political analyst pretty hume for more insight on the semantics of war. >> hi, brett. if you're having a hard time believing in president obama's plan for the defeat of the so-called islamic state. don't feel bad, there's not much evidence he believes in it either. before the video services the beheading of those two cap ty americans, the president seemed coff content to deploy u.s. airpower in the fight against isis in iraq. mr. obama's pentagon chief was talking about isis being a terror organization, such as we have never before seen and one whose defeat would require it attacking its base in syria. but the president was only talking about reducing isis to a manageable threat. partly because president obama believes hiss job is to end wars and does not want to be seen as starting a new one. but partly because in his bones, he believes that american military int
as for syria, a senior official here told us that assad's command systems would be at risk if he restricts the u.s. from going after isis in this country, a clear sign a bigger showdown may be coming. >>> now let's turn to senior political analyst pretty hume for more insight on the semantics of war. >> hi, brett. if you're having a hard time believing in president obama's plan for the defeat of the so-called islamic state. don't feel bad, there's not much evidence he believes in...
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have an interest in seeing them go. >> what will assad take from this. >> assad will see this as a need to ramp up repression. and where his future may lie. it might be an opportunity for us to start providing real support for the opposition movement in syria, which are beginning to coalesce as a single political, political organization, that has meeting in turkey, they're becoming more organized, in some cases, more violent. but, do we have an interest in seeing iran's principal client in the arab world collapse? we do. >> briefly. any chance of getting the same coalition to topple assad as happened to qaddafi? i think so. they're losing patience with assad and they were close, the europeans have interests in syria. not saying we should do the same thing, but the message to assad is, choose a comfortable exile, the qaddafi was not a good one. >> paul: we have to take a break. when we come back, our hits and misses of the week. but you see, with the help of her raymond james financiaadvisor, she had planned f every eventuality. which meant she continued to have the means to live on... e
have an interest in seeing them go. >> what will assad take from this. >> assad will see this as a need to ramp up repression. and where his future may lie. it might be an opportunity for us to start providing real support for the opposition movement in syria, which are beginning to coalesce as a single political, political organization, that has meeting in turkey, they're becoming more organized, in some cases, more violent. but, do we have an interest in seeing iran's principal...
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they publicly denied that assad would use weapons on his own people. raising the question with his departure has the assad policy changed? bret? >> connor powell in the middle east newsroom. thanks. more on this with the panel. now a standoff of a different type. back at home. the fiscal kind. house republicans leaders calling this a bold counteroffer. that presents a fair, middle ground. the white house is saying it has nothing new with no details. it is a republican compromise solution to the impending fiscal cliff. spending cut and tax increases that both sides mean would mean recession. after what both sides called a frustrating weekend. today's development don't appear to break a log jam. not yet. ed henry begins our coverage. >> reporter: good evening. they are saying the plan is ridiculous, so much so they will not offer counterproposal to the g.o.p. counterproposal and say tonight unless speaker boehner gives in on raising taxes on the rich, the president is ready to go off the cliff. >> right now i'd say we are nowhere, period. nowhere. >> joh
they publicly denied that assad would use weapons on his own people. raising the question with his departure has the assad policy changed? bret? >> connor powell in the middle east newsroom. thanks. more on this with the panel. now a standoff of a different type. back at home. the fiscal kind. house republicans leaders calling this a bold counteroffer. that presents a fair, middle ground. the white house is saying it has nothing new with no details. it is a republican compromise solution...
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is not on the side of president assad and -- is on the side of the rebels. and will not tolerate that. >> all right. that sounds like an intervention on the side of the rebels. if not, u.s. troops on the ground. thank you very much for being here. >> it is -- it is -- it is intervention light. >> all right. thanks. when we come back, new details spark new outrage over the nsa's surveillance programs at home. starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. three blocks up. i got it, i got it. yep yep. three blocks up. three blocks up. no problem, buddy. on the right, please. on the right. ♪ reinforced with scratch- resistant glass and a unibody made kevlastrong. okay google now. call my droid. the new droid ultra by motorola. when strength matters, droid does. i'm bethand i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink
is not on the side of president assad and -- is on the side of the rebels. and will not tolerate that. >> all right. that sounds like an intervention on the side of the rebels. if not, u.s. troops on the ground. thank you very much for being here. >> it is -- it is -- it is intervention light. >> all right. thanks. when we come back, new details spark new outrage over the nsa's surveillance programs at home. starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but...
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that reflects the assad regime and the inability to turn the thing around. this is not over militarily, but if we come back for another round of geneva negotiations next month or the month after, it's not going to make a difference. >> what happened to the step with russia and russia backing assad and iran? russia backing ukraine. they are there on the left. the famous reset button. what happened to that. >> this is part of the obama administration's increase and legacy in failure. it's a long list dealing with russia that let's face it, it's still one of the leading states with enormous petroleum and natural gas reserves. this is a big issue and they have been wrong from the beginning. it will be something that hillary will have to answer for if she decides to run in 2016. >> we will continue with this and the talks supposedly again starting february 10th. we will see if anything can happen to stop this horrendous situation. thank you as always. >> thank you. >> one can certainly hope. meanwhile richard sherman and peyton manning are playing in the super bo
that reflects the assad regime and the inability to turn the thing around. this is not over militarily, but if we come back for another round of geneva negotiations next month or the month after, it's not going to make a difference. >> what happened to the step with russia and russia backing assad and iran? russia backing ukraine. they are there on the left. the famous reset button. what happened to that. >> this is part of the obama administration's increase and legacy in failure....
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>> no, i don't think the threat comes from the assad regime. i think it comes from iran. as you say, assad has his hands more full with the rebels, but hezbollah is a possibility or the iranian guard units are already inside syria. it torques the gravity of the crisis up considerably and why it's so dangerous. >> eric: the president had warned of the red line concerning chemical weapons. what do you make of that? >> i think that the obama administration miscalculated very badly here saying as long as ago as august of last year, that chemical would be a red line. publicly in a very embarrassing almost humiliating way last week backed off of it. this sends a signal to assad that he has gotten away with it and even as far as north korea that when barack obama draws a red line he doesn't mean it. it hitters the president's credibility and hurts the country as well. >> eric: there is a stunning headline in the "new york times" the lead headline, says, quote, off the cuff obama line put the u.s. in bind in syria. wording of the warning of chemical came as a surprise advisors sa
>> no, i don't think the threat comes from the assad regime. i think it comes from iran. as you say, assad has his hands more full with the rebels, but hezbollah is a possibility or the iranian guard units are already inside syria. it torques the gravity of the crisis up considerably and why it's so dangerous. >> eric: the president had warned of the red line concerning chemical weapons. what do you make of that? >> i think that the obama administration miscalculated very...
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says there's no role for assad in syria. this is a week after he said syrian must decide assad's long-term future, neil. neil: thank you very much. this modern air force technology that we have been seeing in allowing these tomahawk missiles to actually move midstream and in this case go underneath hidden tunnels to get thinker -- their prey must be given enemies pause. when i realized what this technology can do and how far it has advanced in the last years, if i'm sitting in north korea and syria i have to be rethinking my strategy a little bit, right? >> i would definitely agree with that. our nation's military might and power, it goes far beyond the stretches of what our enemies' minds can reach. i do not necessarily agree or disagree with the method of attack, that's our president, our commander in chief and our military has to stand behind that. i just hope and pray that we have an exit plan, exit strategy and not end up something like iraq or afghanistan and be in a war for another 10 to 15 years. neil: sometimes with
says there's no role for assad in syria. this is a week after he said syrian must decide assad's long-term future, neil. neil: thank you very much. this modern air force technology that we have been seeing in allowing these tomahawk missiles to actually move midstream and in this case go underneath hidden tunnels to get thinker -- their prey must be given enemies pause. when i realized what this technology can do and how far it has advanced in the last years, if i'm sitting in north korea and...
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ambassador nikki haley says getting rid of assad is a priority. and rex tillerson says first we have to destroy isis. assad can wait. how does the president see this playing out in syria? lt. gen. mcmaster: both secretary tillerson and ambassador haley are right about this. what we need to do and what everyone involved in this conflict needs to do is do everything they can to resolve this civil war to halt this humanitarian political catastrophe not only in syria, but a catastrophe affecting the greater middle east and europe and the american people as well. what's required is some kind of political solution to that very complex problem. what ambassador haley pointed out is it's difficult to understand how a political solution could result from the continuation of the assad regime. we are not saying we are the ones who will affect that change. what we are saying is other countries have to ask themselves shard questions. russia should ask themselves what are we doing here? why are we supporting this murderous regime using the most heinous weapons a
ambassador nikki haley says getting rid of assad is a priority. and rex tillerson says first we have to destroy isis. assad can wait. how does the president see this playing out in syria? lt. gen. mcmaster: both secretary tillerson and ambassador haley are right about this. what we need to do and what everyone involved in this conflict needs to do is do everything they can to resolve this civil war to halt this humanitarian political catastrophe not only in syria, but a catastrophe affecting...
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these also wanted to bomb assad which would have made isis's job even easier. they created these people. >> did the u.s. create isis joe? >> sort of a strange theory of the historical causation. hawks haven't a modicum of influence on policy for the last seven years. you might as well blame the imperialists who redrew the middle east after world war one. the truth is we know where the islamic state came from. the predecessor was al qaeda in iraq. this was the insurgency that was largely defeated in 2007 under the general's surge. the sunni awakening kind of survived as the marginal force. and when the u.s. withdrew in 2011 aqi filled the vacuum and has come back better armed, more experienced and more deadly. >> as in syria, isis emerged from the chaos of syria because we were not willing to arm and train moderate rebels that could have overthrown the assad regime. >> what is rand paul up to here? is this the best way to get the nomination? >> i think it is a bizarre strategy. when you listen to that clip me sounds awfully like his father. the suggestion this i
these also wanted to bomb assad which would have made isis's job even easier. they created these people. >> did the u.s. create isis joe? >> sort of a strange theory of the historical causation. hawks haven't a modicum of influence on policy for the last seven years. you might as well blame the imperialists who redrew the middle east after world war one. the truth is we know where the islamic state came from. the predecessor was al qaeda in iraq. this was the insurgency that was...
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for bashar al assad. russia and iran are both helping prop up the assad regime. here was the president last night. >> i also have a message tonight for the two governments most responsible for supporting, equipping, and financing the criminal assad regime. to iran and to russia, i ask what kind of a nation wants to be associated with a mass murder of innocent men, women, and children? the nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep. no nation can succeed in the long run by promoting rogue states, brutal tyrants, and murderous dictators. griff: so you will hear it call the assad axis, russia, iran and syria. but for the context of all of this, last saturday was the latest in upwards of 50 or more che chemical attacks on his own people. the suffering likes of which you cannot find anywhere else on the planet. it was horrific. it was ignored by the previous administration. it was a failed attempt to remove these chemical weapons. and, yet, last saturday, president trump and his administration saw children, women holding babies with chemical bubbles c
for bashar al assad. russia and iran are both helping prop up the assad regime. here was the president last night. >> i also have a message tonight for the two governments most responsible for supporting, equipping, and financing the criminal assad regime. to iran and to russia, i ask what kind of a nation wants to be associated with a mass murder of innocent men, women, and children? the nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep. no nation can succeed in the long run by...
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how can assad take us seriously? >> i stopped by the pentagon on the way here this morning and chatted with old friends. there is not a single u.s. military officer i spoke to in the last two days that thinks this is a good idea. there is apparently none of them with the guts to stand up and say so publicly. i'm not talking about lieutenant colonel or lance corporate. i'm talk about people with four stars on the shoulders. ought to be standing up to tell the president in the white house situation room today this is not a good idea. here is why. hagel should back them up. >> uma: you think this is having credibility after being boxed in a corner? >> he put himself in corner, went off script and created the problem for himself. having done that a year ago. at the least he should have started to line up, okay. if he does it again, what are we going to do? he didn't do that. he played golf and cards. this is a totally failed foreign policy. of the president of the united states that is going to increase the jeopardy to t
how can assad take us seriously? >> i stopped by the pentagon on the way here this morning and chatted with old friends. there is not a single u.s. military officer i spoke to in the last two days that thinks this is a good idea. there is apparently none of them with the guts to stand up and say so publicly. i'm not talking about lieutenant colonel or lance corporate. i'm talk about people with four stars on the shoulders. ought to be standing up to tell the president in the white house...
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now sending the same signal to assad. we tell him, we're going to give you 30 or 45 days to get rid of those weapons. neil, please, this is just absolutely mind boggling. >> neil: everyone seems to be lying. not you. wasn't that long ago syria was saying we don't have chemical weapons and haven't used them, then they said, we might have some, but we don't use them on people, and then now saying, we'll agree with russia that says we don't have these chemical weapons to help store them and put them in a safe place. where do you begin with thus? >> putin, as you heard me say many times, putin is calling the shots and why not? he is up against abbott and costello in the united states. this is something that putin never dreamt would be possible. i must tell you neil, i have also said this in the past. i am not convinced -- doesn't mean that syrians didn't do it but i am not convinced by overwhelming evidence or facts that assad used those chemical weapons. >> neil: interesting. >> no one has shown me yet -- here's the other th
now sending the same signal to assad. we tell him, we're going to give you 30 or 45 days to get rid of those weapons. neil, please, this is just absolutely mind boggling. >> neil: everyone seems to be lying. not you. wasn't that long ago syria was saying we don't have chemical weapons and haven't used them, then they said, we might have some, but we don't use them on people, and then now saying, we'll agree with russia that says we don't have these chemical weapons to help store them and...
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assad has control of syria and he's the main criminal in syria. the majority of syrians have been killed by sea assa -- by ad the international community have been watching for years. jesse: so you lived under the assad regime and you escaped. how did that happen? that's pretty lucky? >> i got arrested by the regime three times. i was for tiewr -- i was tore td it's a brutal way to torture anyone. jesse: electricity. >> why are you in the process, you are not allowed to be part of the process. we have been living under assad and his father's regime for century. jesse: you are not allowed to have freedom of speech. if you end up on the streets protesting anything they are going to torture you. so you escaped through europe and then to the united states. president obama was president when this entire civil war unraveled. how did you feel about his leadership? >> for me as a syrian. we lost the trust under the obama administration because all we got from the obama administration is speeches and promises. and the red lines were a joke and we were hope
assad has control of syria and he's the main criminal in syria. the majority of syrians have been killed by sea assa -- by ad the international community have been watching for years. jesse: so you lived under the assad regime and you escaped. how did that happen? that's pretty lucky? >> i got arrested by the regime three times. i was for tiewr -- i was tore td it's a brutal way to torture anyone. jesse: electricity. >> why are you in the process, you are not allowed to be part of...
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assad is a close iranian ally. and it's because of iran and hezbollah support of assad that he's still in power. the president has shown deep reluctance since the beginning of this syrian crisis in 2011 to confront assad, to confront iran and to confront hezbollah. he still holds out hope of an iranian nuclear deal and as a result, he's done nothing to actually stem the tide of bloodshed and this onslaught that assad has launched against husband -- his own people. >> but critics are looking at obama and saying why? i'm not sure you can answer that. >> the president has said the tide of war is receding, that al qaeda was on the run. he called the islamic state a junior varsity team. the president unfortunately when it comes to syria has gotten it consistently wrong and that's not just my opinion as you alluded to. that's the opinion of leon panetta and hillary clinton and many former officials of the obama administration who believe that the president's syria policy has been one of neglect and that ultimately it has
assad is a close iranian ally. and it's because of iran and hezbollah support of assad that he's still in power. the president has shown deep reluctance since the beginning of this syrian crisis in 2011 to confront assad, to confront iran and to confront hezbollah. he still holds out hope of an iranian nuclear deal and as a result, he's done nothing to actually stem the tide of bloodshed and this onslaught that assad has launched against husband -- his own people. >> but critics are...
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they were not trying to cut out the head of the assad regime. she said it was a limited and targeted strike that does not further escalate tensions in the region and tries to prevent civilian casulties. limited and targeted strike. two key words to look at here, sean, as we watch what is unfolding with the jets taking off from cypress and getting the initial bomb assessment. it is just about day break in syria. the sun will break through there in an hour's time. slaun sean john roberts at the white house. the president if you just joined us ordered air strikes in the wake of the chemical weapon's attack against men, women and children. it was a coalition of the willing including the french and brits. the president going through the heart wrenching videos that the world saw of men, women and children and infants and victims of the vicious and horrible and terrible weapons. we wish our military forces much success. they are in our prayer and thoughts. we are waiting on a pentagon press briefing and stay with the fox news channel for continuing and
they were not trying to cut out the head of the assad regime. she said it was a limited and targeted strike that does not further escalate tensions in the region and tries to prevent civilian casulties. limited and targeted strike. two key words to look at here, sean, as we watch what is unfolding with the jets taking off from cypress and getting the initial bomb assessment. it is just about day break in syria. the sun will break through there in an hour's time. slaun sean john roberts at the...
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the president giving the assad regime a warning. listen. >> the purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons. establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the united states. the combined american, british and french response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power -- military, economic, an diplomatic. we are prepared to sustain this response until the syrian regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents. >> the strikes carried out by u.s. navy ships and b-1 bombers and british tornado fighter jets. joseph dunfort had more. >> we conducted strikes that will result in a long-term degradation of syria's ability to deploy chemical weapons. important information was destroyed. they will lose years of research and development data, expensive equipment and chemical weapons precursors. it's not only a strong message to the regime but inflected maximum damage without unnecessary risk to innocent civili
the president giving the assad regime a warning. listen. >> the purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons. establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the united states. the combined american, british and french response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power -- military, economic, an diplomatic. we are prepared to sustain this response until the...
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was there any between assad and kofi annan? >> syrian state television described the talks as having a positive atmosphere. aside from that there appears to be little hope to the end of the blood shed there despite a non-statement of, quote, grave concern about the violence. assad said today that no progress can be made as long as, quote, armed terrorist groups continue to spread anarchy in this country. meanwhile, there are reports that as many as 3,000 syrian refugees have fled into lebanon crossing bridges and roadways that have been mined and shelled by assad's army. western reporters there are continued antidotal reports of rape, torture and slaughter of innocence by the army. the u.s. has no intention of intervening militarily at this point. our goal is to try to approach the issue of syria on an international basis. the international community has brought sanctions against syria. has condemned syria. has made a specific request for assad to step down. >> one of the major concerns about military intervention for the u.s.
was there any between assad and kofi annan? >> syrian state television described the talks as having a positive atmosphere. aside from that there appears to be little hope to the end of the blood shed there despite a non-statement of, quote, grave concern about the violence. assad said today that no progress can be made as long as, quote, armed terrorist groups continue to spread anarchy in this country. meanwhile, there are reports that as many as 3,000 syrian refugees have fled into...
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>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. d
>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally...
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>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so goo now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em unlike randy. are you in good hands? my feet and exactly where i needed more support. i had tired, achy feet. until i got my number. my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotics number. now i'm a believer. you'll be a believer, too. learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. abc's barbara walters, pulled off a coup getting an interviewed with syria's president assad in september. a timely booking considering the escalating conflict and civilian massacres in at that country. however, earlier this week, the london newspaper the telegraph printed a series of chummy e-mails between walte
>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so goo now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em unlike randy. are...
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syrian dictator assad blocked entry for five days. and they seemed to make the legal case for military action declaring the evidence against assad is grounded in fact. >> there is a reason why president obama has made clear to the assad regime that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. >> reporter: the president is under intense pressure to act after first sketching the red line on the use of chemical weapons at a news conference one year ago this month. and today republican senator john mccain kept the heat on, noting that since last summer assad had already used chemical weapons on a smaller scale. >> now here's the second time. horrific, horrific. and if the united states stands by and doesn't take very serious action, not just launching some cruise missiles, then, again, our credibility in the world is diminished even more, if there's any left. >> reporter: some military analysts warn the president has been agonizing over the wrong red line. saying today, quote, the key challenge in syria is scarcely to
syrian dictator assad blocked entry for five days. and they seemed to make the legal case for military action declaring the evidence against assad is grounded in fact. >> there is a reason why president obama has made clear to the assad regime that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. >> reporter: the president is under intense pressure to act after first sketching the red line on the use of chemical weapons at a news conference one year ago this month....
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assad said expect every action including chemical warfare. quoting, the if rebels or terrorists in this region any other group have it could happen. there is lot of reaction on that throughout the day today, legal land. we will be in touch with you out you have our middle east bureau. leland vittert. out of jerusalem. martha has more on this. martha: it was a "fox news sunday" smackdown and karl rove and juan williams erupting at the end of the show the other day over the obama administration's handling of benghazi terror attack. you have to watch this. this is a fascinating back and forth, one year almost after that deadly assault. >> stop living in the past and try to get at susan rice or whoever. this has nothing to do with the death of ambassador stevens. >> susan rice, whoever, we don't know who is responsible and lied to the american people. you may be comfortable with the american people being told deliberate lie bit administration but i'm not. martha: well the administration promised there would be a arrests in this case. so why have
assad said expect every action including chemical warfare. quoting, the if rebels or terrorists in this region any other group have it could happen. there is lot of reaction on that throughout the day today, legal land. we will be in touch with you out you have our middle east bureau. leland vittert. out of jerusalem. martha has more on this. martha: it was a "fox news sunday" smackdown and karl rove and juan williams erupting at the end of the show the other day over the obama...
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they are just as culpable as assad is. they should be held accountable and they are also accused of war crimes. >> eric: the president tweeted out and named vladimir putin by name. do you expect there could be air strikes later on tonight or this week similar to what we saw last year with the chemical attack at that point? when the president sent 59 tomahawk missiles into that syrian air base? >> i would be surprised if i didn't see any strikes. the president needs to take swift and decisive action right now. president trump, i'm speaking to you directly. do not take the same mistake that president obama had made. the action that you had taken to take out the air base, that was important. that was strong. that was a very strong message. what we need to do right now is to take out the assad's air force. if we ground all of his air force, we won't have the capability to attack syrians by the air anymore. >> eric: that is a plea from your heart. it's astounding that chemical weapons are still being used. they were outlawed in
they are just as culpable as assad is. they should be held accountable and they are also accused of war crimes. >> eric: the president tweeted out and named vladimir putin by name. do you expect there could be air strikes later on tonight or this week similar to what we saw last year with the chemical attack at that point? when the president sent 59 tomahawk missiles into that syrian air base? >> i would be surprised if i didn't see any strikes. the president needs to take swift and...
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. >> have we heard from the assad regime, president assad of syria since this happened? >> we've been, from the military perspective, greta, we've not been in any communication with the assad regime, before, during or after. >> do you know of others within the government that has been in contact with the assad regime before, during or after? >> through, through our u.n. ambassador the assad regime was notified of our intent to conduct air strikes in syria, but there was no deep-level coordination or communication about that, and certainly, again, from a military perspective, we have not and have no plans to coordinate our activities with the assad regime. >> we have been told that this is going to be a long, sustained effort to get isis. how do you define lock and sustained? is that a day? week? years? can you give me a little more of a time frame? >> sure, i think to put it simply, we need to steel ourselves for an effort that could take years, greta. everybody's here at the pentagon about the scope of this challenge and how significant it is to our interest, to our peo
. >> have we heard from the assad regime, president assad of syria since this happened? >> we've been, from the military perspective, greta, we've not been in any communication with the assad regime, before, during or after. >> do you know of others within the government that has been in contact with the assad regime before, during or after? >> through, through our u.n. ambassador the assad regime was notified of our intent to conduct air strikes in syria, but there was...
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they were actually there last april, when supposedly assad who is the dictator there used chemical weapons against its own people. now the u.n. is supposedly going to go back to see if the second report confirmed by the french is accurate. do you find it is just hard to figure out how to even -- if you wanted to support president obama, how would you even support him, because you don't know what the policy is? >> right, he draws a red line in syria, doesn't follow up, he doesn't want to call a a coup. even though he supported the muslim brotherhood. it is very difficult to figure out what he wants. and as you pointed out, you know, our new ambassador to the u.n., ms. power, doesn't even show up to the meeting about the syrian crisis -- >> obama put hosni mubarak out of power, and put o-- >> god you don't know about foreign policy. >> why don't you teach me? since you know all about foreign policy, why is it that the obama administration is supporting the muslim brotherhood, which is a terrorist organization -- >> they are not supporting the muslim brotherhood -- >> it is a terrorist organi
they were actually there last april, when supposedly assad who is the dictator there used chemical weapons against its own people. now the u.n. is supposedly going to go back to see if the second report confirmed by the french is accurate. do you find it is just hard to figure out how to even -- if you wanted to support president obama, how would you even support him, because you don't know what the policy is? >> right, he draws a red line in syria, doesn't follow up, he doesn't want to...
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we will look at examples. >>> and what are the best options for hitting the assad regime? major bob scales will be joining us about that. ays the me dilemma - whts the allstate safe driving bonus check. rock beats scissors! [ chuckles ] wife beats rock. and with two checks a year, everyone wins. [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 866-906-8500 now. [ dennis ] zach really loves s new camera. problem is...this isn't zach. it's a friend of a friend who was at zach's party and stole his camera. but zach's got it covered... with allstate renters insurance. [ female announcer ] protect your valuables for as low as $4 a month when you add renters insurance to your allstate auto policy. call 866-906-8500 now. what are you doing? we're switching car insurance. why? because these guys are the cheapest. why? good question. because a cut-rate price could mean cut-rate protection. you should listen to this guy. [ female announcer ] with allstate you get great protection and a great price, plus an ag
we will look at examples. >>> and what are the best options for hitting the assad regime? major bob scales will be joining us about that. ays the me dilemma - whts the allstate safe driving bonus check. rock beats scissors! [ chuckles ] wife beats rock. and with two checks a year, everyone wins. [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 866-906-8500 now. [ dennis ] zach really loves s new camera. problem...
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the assad regime collapses. you have al qaeda, the news reel folks, islamist extremists, grab the city of damascus. one of the most important cities to the arab world. then what does the president do? i don't see any strategic interest of the united states in syria whatsoever. >> your reaction to that? >> the facts don't support what colonel peters is saying. that's in northern syria, consolidating what they're doing, not much involved in the fighting any more. they're involved in imposing radical islam on the people. the people are demonstrating against them on a daily basis. the fact of the matter is the monitors are geographically separated from radicals. we can provide arms to the radicals. >> the moderates? >> arms to the moderates, absolutely, strengthen their hand considerably. we can't guarantee an outcome post assad. >> what's the end game, let's say you do what you said, what's the end game here? what's the strategic interest of the u.s.? >> the strategic interest of the u.s. is a stable regime in syri
the assad regime collapses. you have al qaeda, the news reel folks, islamist extremists, grab the city of damascus. one of the most important cities to the arab world. then what does the president do? i don't see any strategic interest of the united states in syria whatsoever. >> your reaction to that? >> the facts don't support what colonel peters is saying. that's in northern syria, consolidating what they're doing, not much involved in the fighting any more. they're involved in...
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last i checked, assad has never attacked us. by the way, didn't you get elected as an antiwar president? didn't you vote against the last war in iraq? is here we are five years into your administration and american men and women are still on the ground fighting afghanistan. they will return to their tribal enclave as soon as we leave. your iraq withdrawal thing hasn't worked out so well either. senator mccain, we all respect you for your service and the sacrifices you made for this country, but in the end, maybe you're right. maybe it's all just a game. mr. president, can you understand why americans are so dead set against this. will you look at wars in the middle east through the prism of iraq and the lies of false narrative of benghazi. you want us to trust you, but you are not credible, clear, or concise. why should americans take it on faith that what you are saying is even true. there is no end game and we can't afford nor do we want a world war 3. speaking of that, didn't you win the nobel peace prize? yes, you were the o
last i checked, assad has never attacked us. by the way, didn't you get elected as an antiwar president? didn't you vote against the last war in iraq? is here we are five years into your administration and american men and women are still on the ground fighting afghanistan. they will return to their tribal enclave as soon as we leave. your iraq withdrawal thing hasn't worked out so well either. senator mccain, we all respect you for your service and the sacrifices you made for this country, but...
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>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. [ male announcer ] introducing a powerful weapon in your fight against bugs. ortho home defense max. with a new continuous spray wand. and a fast acting formula. so you can kill bugs inside, and keep bugs out. guaranteed. ortho home defense max. abc's barbara walters, pulled off a coup getting an interviewed with syria's president assad in september. a timely booking considering the escalating conflict and civilian massacres in at that country. however, earlier this week, the london newspaper the telegraph printed a series of chummy e-mails between walters and a former press aide to al-assad. jafry, daughter of the syrian ambassador to the united nations and one time press aide to assad helped walters land that interview with the syrian president. and once th
>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. [ male announcer ] introducing a powerful weapon in your fight against bugs. ortho home defense max. with a new continuous spray wand. and a fast acting formula. so you can kill bugs inside, and keep...
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assad to butcher his people. he said that in public. you don't hear -- >> how often do you hear a saudi aristocrat to rebuke -- >> the proper critique. people are being butchered in syria. you don't look to saudi arabia as a pair gone of human rights but some might ask, the saudis have -- not the government but the royals have financed jihadists around the world, including some of those who ended up attacking us on 9/11. is it really that -- so bad for u.s. interest if there's a rep tour in the relationship? we have been too close. >> quoting lyndon johnson, we'd rather have these guys in the tent instead of outside. that's true of a lot of allies. if washington said we're going to downgrade relations with saudi arabia until they start cutting ties with their islamist extremities, that would be understandable. but is over purely strategic shared interests. countries can share strategy even if they don't share values. what the tinge bleeding in syria is doing to them, even to israel, and they see an america that is just not willing to ho
assad to butcher his people. he said that in public. you don't hear -- >> how often do you hear a saudi aristocrat to rebuke -- >> the proper critique. people are being butchered in syria. you don't look to saudi arabia as a pair gone of human rights but some might ask, the saudis have -- not the government but the royals have financed jihadists around the world, including some of those who ended up attacking us on 9/11. is it really that -- so bad for u.s. interest if there's a rep...
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you think this will result in assad stepping down? >> i think it very easily could result in assad been replaced by someone else but the intention of a negotiated settlement. and to put additional pressure on, i am the ranking member on my committee to put in legislation, which we passed the house last year to put additional pressure and sanctions on russia and iran in terms of their transfer of weapons and support to assad. we now think we've got enough support to get a bill through the senate and i think that this is crucial here that the focus be on not only the diplomatic approach and sanctions, but when we find assad using chemical weapons, this is a guy who has run for 2 million people at his own people out of their homes. they explain all over the middle east and into europe as a consequence. he's got 480,000 people and he's elaborately, intentionally after being warned not to targeting women and children. we need some decisive steps here to bring an end to this end quickly and that is what we are seeing. maria: as i said in th
you think this will result in assad stepping down? >> i think it very easily could result in assad been replaced by someone else but the intention of a negotiated settlement. and to put additional pressure on, i am the ranking member on my committee to put in legislation, which we passed the house last year to put additional pressure and sanctions on russia and iran in terms of their transfer of weapons and support to assad. we now think we've got enough support to get a bill through the...
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christians there generally support bashar al assad, but the city was recently taken over from the assad regime by rebels. but the rebels there are increasingly linked to al qaeda-linked groups, and now rebels control that small christian city. a lot of critics of the obama administration's plan says that by attacking assad, you would actually be helping rebels who are increasingly western and more and more are tied to al qaeda groups. heather? >> thank you, connor. >>> we're talking about president obama, his decision to seek congressional approval of military strikes against syria is now topping the political agenda and putting every other issue that he has on this agenda on hold. his persuasion skills are indeed being tested now as lawmakers from both parties say their constituents are against using military force. let's take a look at this "washington post" abc news poll. it shows that it finds 59% oppose attacking syria while 36% support it with independence, as you can see. most strongly against it and only 30% independents support a strike on syria. former republican congressman f
christians there generally support bashar al assad, but the city was recently taken over from the assad regime by rebels. but the rebels there are increasingly linked to al qaeda-linked groups, and now rebels control that small christian city. a lot of critics of the obama administration's plan says that by attacking assad, you would actually be helping rebels who are increasingly western and more and more are tied to al qaeda groups. heather? >> thank you, connor. >>> we're...
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trying to fight isis and what the future of syria may be and whether syrian president ba shower al assad will be a part of it. chris? >> chris: rich edson reporting live from brussels. rich, thank you. iran is still the top threat to stability in the middle east. that's the word from president trump's defense secretary. pentagon producer lucas tomlinson tells us what else jim mattis is saying. >> despite the ongoing battle against isis and al qaeda, defense secretary jim mattis warned not to ignore iran. >> at the time when i spoke about iran, i was the commander of u.s. central command and that was the primary exporter of terrorism, frankly. it was primary state sponsor of terrorism and it continues that kind of behavior today. >> reporter: last week the u.s. says george h.w. bush arrived in the persian gulf to begin air strikes against isis and to keep an eye on iran. on capitol hill the head of u.s. central command said iran represents the greatest threat to the region, operating in a gray zone just short of open conflict. >> i think we need to look at opportunities where we can disru
trying to fight isis and what the future of syria may be and whether syrian president ba shower al assad will be a part of it. chris? >> chris: rich edson reporting live from brussels. rich, thank you. iran is still the top threat to stability in the middle east. that's the word from president trump's defense secretary. pentagon producer lucas tomlinson tells us what else jim mattis is saying. >> despite the ongoing battle against isis and al qaeda, defense secretary jim mattis...
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it would go something like this: we'll give up assad, we'll lose that pawn in effect, to protect our nuclear weapons program, you give us legitimacy for what we are doing and a broad an deep nuclear program and we'll be satisfied if assad falls, that would be a disastrous deal for the west but it is one iran could well angle for and tying it all together is very much behind the idea of hosting peace talks among the syrian factions. >> eric: do you think that is a deal the obama administration would take? and could be offered? >> well, let me be clear. i think it is a disastrous deal but yes, i think the obama administration would be inclined to take it. since their diplomacy, both with respect to iran's nuclear weapons program and the ongoing civil war in syria, has been such a failure. being able to amass a successive diplomacy would give them something, even though the end result i think would be very, very risky for the united states and israel and our arab friends in the region serving it comes as the panetta report came out which is troubling, potentially, they are developing a
it would go something like this: we'll give up assad, we'll lose that pawn in effect, to protect our nuclear weapons program, you give us legitimacy for what we are doing and a broad an deep nuclear program and we'll be satisfied if assad falls, that would be a disastrous deal for the west but it is one iran could well angle for and tying it all together is very much behind the idea of hosting peace talks among the syrian factions. >> eric: do you think that is a deal the obama...
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he said it was the rebels that gassed and not assad. i don't understand why he put it in there if he's seeking to get a diplomatic resolution. he h he's making us wrong for siding with the rebels against assad. >> he said it and that's what he's been saying for weeks. it was the poison gas and the rebels that set it off. they did it in order to get sympathy and get help. because they are obviously failing. he also talks about the rebels as not being good people. as being people that fought us and lots of oh other -- that fought the good. he he makes h them sound bad. a lot of people agree with him. he makes syria sound reasoned and good. it's tough for the united states. i will say this, tough for the president to go out and get congress to go along when you read a letter like this. i think it had a very positive impact on putin. it's very negative for the president and certainly for the united states. >> one last question. what should the president do now? in light of where we are in this mess including secretary kerry and foreign mini
he said it was the rebels that gassed and not assad. i don't understand why he put it in there if he's seeking to get a diplomatic resolution. he h he's making us wrong for siding with the rebels against assad. >> he said it and that's what he's been saying for weeks. it was the poison gas and the rebels that set it off. they did it in order to get sympathy and get help. because they are obviously failing. he also talks about the rebels as not being good people. as being people that...
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some say the days of the assad regime are numbered. we had some analysts saying it could be hours, but it seems like the pushback with the killing of almost 300 people may have changed the dynamic. >> well, i think he has nothing to lose. this is the problem. we talk about this on tuesday night. the question is whether assad will use chemical weapons and case late what we have seen across the country as ding lasting attempt to save himself. it would be delusionen if he did it but he has shown himself to be delusional. >> we have to declare chemical weapons and if any are used or goin' the terrorist elements, ie, hezbollah, meet with an immediate western reaction and either israelis would act immediately if it's in the hands of hezbollah. a reason for the west to intervene immediately. >> bret: that is it for panel. but stay tuned for, well, just stay tuned. organic artichokes, organic lettuce, organic kale... does your cauliflower have a big carbon footprint? not at all. that's great. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. uhh
some say the days of the assad regime are numbered. we had some analysts saying it could be hours, but it seems like the pushback with the killing of almost 300 people may have changed the dynamic. >> well, i think he has nothing to lose. this is the problem. we talk about this on tuesday night. the question is whether assad will use chemical weapons and case late what we have seen across the country as ding lasting attempt to save himself. it would be delusionen if he did it but he has...
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to step down. >> assad needs to go. he needs to transfer power to a transitional body that is the only way that we'll resolve this crisis. >> welcome to "the journal editorial report," i'm paul gigot. well, after repeatedly calling for the ouster of syrian president bashar al assad, is president obama changing his policy? the administration sources are leaking that the president now thinks assad and his regime may be part of the solution. as the priorities shifts to defeating islamic state. this as moderate syrian rebels claim that u.s. money and supplies have all but dried up over the past several months. even as the president touted american support for the opposition, in his state of the union address. has the administration quietly changed its syria policy and what does it mean for the fight against isis and our allies in the middle east? let's ask wall street columnist dan henninger and foreign affairs columnist, bret stephens. lots of leaks behind the scenes. is he changing the policy and why would he do it? >> we
to step down. >> assad needs to go. he needs to transfer power to a transitional body that is the only way that we'll resolve this crisis. >> welcome to "the journal editorial report," i'm paul gigot. well, after repeatedly calling for the ouster of syrian president bashar al assad, is president obama changing his policy? the administration sources are leaking that the president now thinks assad and his regime may be part of the solution. as the priorities shifts to...